A Hull dad has spoken of his relief after his family finally secured a flight home after being stranded in Florida during Hurricane Irma.

Darren Curtis was on holiday the US with his wife Elaine and their three children aged 17, 15 and 12.

The five of them, who all live in Kirk Ella, had been to New York before securing a villa in Davenport which is between Tampa and Orlando.

The family took shelter in their villa as the hurricane hit

They were due to fly home to the UK on Saturday but after their flight was cancelled they were told that they would have to travel to Atlanta to get on a plane.

However, after seeing thousands of cars gridlocked on the motorway trying to get north to escape the powerful winds of the hurricane, Mr Curtis decided to batten down the hatches and keep his family safe in the villa while they waited for news on their flight from Orlando.